87R25788 JRI-D
 
  By: Sherman, Sr. H.R. No. 1115
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Candice Quarles is concluding her service on the
  DeSoto City Council in May 2021; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Quarles has represented Place 6 on the council
  since her election in 2016; during her tenure, she has played a key
  role in setting policies to provide paid parental leave for city
  employees, and she has championed efforts to encourage minority
  participation in city contracting and to implement hiring practices
  that remove employment barriers for individuals with a criminal
  record; she has also helped lead the community-focused job fair
  DeSoto Works!; and
         WHEREAS, The founder and managing principal of CQ Consulting,
  Ms. Quarles earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri Western State
  University and a master's degree from Webster University in
  St. Louis; she obtained her Certified Municipal Official
  designation from the Texas Municipal League in 2021, and she is a
  2022 executive MBA candidate at the Kellogg School of Management at
  Northwestern University; among her many accolades, she has received
  honors from the Dallas Business Journal, the Texas Coalition of
  Black Democrats, the Young Elected Officials Network, National
  Urban League Young Professionals, and the Tri-Cities NAACP Unit
  No. 6277; moreover, she is a valued member of Delta Sigma Theta
  Sorority, Inc., Friendship-West Baptist Church, and the Society for
  Human Resource Management; and
         WHEREAS, The effective operation of government depends on the
  able and dedicated efforts of our public servants, and Candice
  Quarles may take pride in her accomplishments in behalf of area
  residents; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Candice Quarles for her service to the
  DeSoto City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Quarles as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.